How can I migrate registry keys from one location on the source to another on the destination
if you want to migrate registry keys from one location to another
(provided that they are detected) then use the following code in a
custom XML file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<migration urlid="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/WNB_move_reg_keys">
<!-- WNB_move_reg_keys.xml is basically a customized version of MigUser.xml -->
<_locDefinition>
<_locDefault _loc="locNone"></_locDefault>
<_locTag _loc="locData">displayName</_locTag>
</_locDefinition>
<!-- This component migrates Old Reg Keys and moves them to NEW locations provided that the key exists -->
<component context="User" type="Application">
<displayName _locID="regkeymove_user">Move old reg keys to new location</displayName>
<role role="Settings">
<detects>
<detect>
<condition>MigXmlHelper.DoesObjectExist("Registry","HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [CUSTOMval#1]")</condition>
</detect>
</detects>
<rules>
<include>
<objectSet>
<pattern type="Registry">HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [CUSTOMval#1]</pattern>
<pattern type="Registry">HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [CUSTOMval#2]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</include>
<locationModify script="MigXmlHelper.ExactMove('HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [PrevCUSTOMval#1]')">
<objectSet>
<pattern type="Registry">HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [CUSTOMval#1]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</locationModify>
<locationModify script="MigXmlHelper.ExactMove('HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [PrevCUSTOMval#2]')">
<objectSet>
<pattern type="Registry">HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [CUSTOMval#2]</pattern>
</objectSet>
</locationModify>
</rules>
</role>
</component>
</migration>
this code checks if the following registry key exists HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM\CUSTOMval#1 and if it does, it migrates the following two registry keys from the SOURCE pc
HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM\CUSTOMval#1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM\CUSTOMval#2
to the following locations on the DESTINATION pc
HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM\PrevCUSTOMval#1
HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM\PrevCUSTOMval#2
Note: if you are using a 64 bit OS with a 32bit application (X86) that you'll probably want to change the path statements
for example, change
HKLM\SOFTWARE\CUSTOM [CUSTOMval#1]
to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\CUSTOM\ [CUSTOMval#1]
cheers
niall
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